empl spell no. 2: Main attraction of current job
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualeventhistory_w14.jbatt
Question label:
Main attraction of current job
Question text:
What was the main thing about your current job that attracted you to it?
Question universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)
and if (EmpChk = 1 & ff_JBSTAT > 1 & ff_JBSTAT MIS|DK|REF) | (EMPCHK = 2 & ff_JBSTAT = 12|13 & NXTST = 1 & ff_JBSTAT MIS|DK|REF) (Continuously employed since last interview OR Furloughed/Temp laid off status at last interview followed by paid work)
and if Next = 1 (Has not reached current status)
and if NextStat = 1 (Next employment status was paid employment)
and if CurrJob = 1 & NextJob < 4 (Next employment status was current job)
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE AS REQUIRED. CODE ONE ONLY. PRIORITY CODE. LOWER NUMBERED CODES HAVE PRIORITY OVER HIGHER NUMBERED CODES.
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 35322 | 99.58% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| Better money | 1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| More secure job | 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 97 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27883 | 99.59% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| Better money | 1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 3 | 0.01% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 97 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 28996 | 99.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| Better money | 1 | 14 | 0.05% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 6 | 0.02% |
| More secure job | 4 | 10 | 0.03% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 8 | 0.03% |
| Wanted specfc type job | 6 | 4 | 0.01% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Other | 97 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31465 | 98.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Better money | 1 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.04% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 2 | 0.01% |
| More secure job | 4 | 5 | 0.02% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Wanted specfc type job | 6 | 2 | 0.01% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 2 | 0.01% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.01% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Other | 97 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33420 | 97.38% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| Better money | 1 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 13 | 0.04% |
| More responsibility | 3 | 2 | 0.01% |
| More secure job | 4 | 5 | 0.01% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Wanted specfc type job | 6 | 4 | 0.01% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 4 | 0.01% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Other | 97 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34875 | 96.72% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| Better money | 1 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 14 | 0.04% |
| More secure job | 4 | 3 | 0.01% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Wanted specfc type job | 6 | 6 | 0.02% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.01% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other | 97 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 37507 | 95.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| Better money | 1 | 20 | 0.05% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 10 | 0.03% |
| More secure job | 4 | 7 | 0.02% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 2 | 0.01% |
| More opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 3 | 0.01% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Health reasons | 12 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Other | 97 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 39234 | 93.04% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Better money | 1 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Better career prospects | 2 | 13 | 0.03% |
| More secure job | 4 | 5 | 0.01% |
| More interesting work | 5 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Wanted specific type job | 6 | 7 | 0.02% |
| To be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| More flexible hours | 11 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Suit R's qual/train/exp | 13 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Less demanding/easier | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Prefer to previous job | 15 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Other | 97 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 37366 | 82.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| better money | 1 | 12 | 0.03% |
| better career prospects | 2 | 14 | 0.03% |
| more secure job | 4 | 5 | 0.01% |
| more interesting work | 5 | 9 | 0.02% |
| wanted specfc type job | 6 | 3 | 0.01% |
| more opps use own init | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| nearer home/less travel | 9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| more flexible hours | 11 | 9 | 0.02% |
| suit r's qual/train/exp | 13 | 4 | 0.01% |
| less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| prefer to previous job | 15 | 2 | 0.0% |
| other | 97 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 40911 | 91.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| better money | 1 | 6 | 0.01% |
| better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.03% |
| more responsibility | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| more secure job | 4 | 3 | 0.01% |
| more interesting work | 5 | 9 | 0.02% |
| wanted specific type of job | 6 | 7 | 0.02% |
| to be own boss (nb self-employed only) | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| more opportunity to use own initiative | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| closer to home - less travelling time to work | 9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| more flexible hours | 11 | 4 | 0.01% |
| suited respondent s qualifications, training or experience | 13 | 3 | 0.01% |
| preferred to previous job | 15 | 5 | 0.01% |
| other | 97 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 43033 | 91.42% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| better money | 1 | 15 | 0.03% |
| better career prospects | 2 | 11 | 0.02% |
| more responsibility | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| more secure job | 4 | 5 | 0.01% |
| more interesting work | 5 | 10 | 0.02% |
| wanted specfc type job | 6 | 12 | 0.03% |
| to be own boss | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| more opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| nearer home/less travel | 9 | 9 | 0.02% |
| shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| more flexible hours | 11 | 2 | 0.0% |
| health reasons | 12 | 1 | 0.0% |
| suit r's qual/train/exp | 13 | 6 | 0.01% |
| less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| prefer to previous job | 15 | 7 | 0.01% |
| other | 97 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 45755 | 92.08% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| better money | 1 | 19 | 0.04% |
| better career prospects | 2 | 16 | 0.03% |
| more responsibility | 3 | 4 | 0.01% |
| more secure job | 4 | 8 | 0.02% |
| more interesting work | 5 | 16 | 0.03% |
| wanted specific type of job | 6 | 3 | 0.01% |
| to be own boss (nb self-employed only) | 7 | 4 | 0.01% |
| more opportunity to use own initiative | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| closer to home - less travelling time to work | 9 | 6 | 0.01% |
| shorter/fewer hours | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| more flexible hours | 11 | 4 | 0.01% |
| suited respondent s qualifications, training or experience | 13 | 3 | 0.01% |
| work less demanding/easier | 14 | 1 | 0.0% |
| preferred to previous job | 15 | 3 | 0.01% |
| other | 97 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 50555 | 92.65% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| better money | 1 | 22 | 0.04% |
| better career prospects | 2 | 12 | 0.02% |
| more secure job | 4 | 8 | 0.01% |
| more interesting work | 5 | 17 | 0.03% |
| wanted specfc type job | 6 | 8 | 0.01% |
| to be own boss | 7 | 4 | 0.01% |
| more opps use own init | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| nearer home/less travel | 9 | 7 | 0.01% |
| more flexible hours | 11 | 6 | 0.01% |
| suit r's qual/train/exp | 13 | 12 | 0.02% |
| less demanding/easier | 14 | 4 | 0.01% |
| prefer to previous job | 15 | 2 | 0.0% |
| other | 97 | 30 | 0.05% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
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